POLICE have made four arrests and seized drugs and weapons after executing search warrants across Melbourne’s south-east last week.
In the early hours of 20 October, police executed warrants at homes in Moorabbin, Hampton, Caulfield North, Yallourn North, and Clayton South. They allegedly seized 700 grams of cocaine, six grams of methylamphetamine, 10 grams of cannabis, an estimated $65,000 in cash, a pill press, and two samurai swords.
Police allege that the seized drugs had a street value of more than $280,000.
Four people were arrested during the raids. A 37-year-old man from Hampton was charged with the trafficking and possession of methylamphetamine, and possession of the proceeds of crime. A 51-year-old woman from Moorabbin was charged with the possession of cannabis. Both were bailed to appear at the Moorabbin Magistrates Court on 11 February next year. A 54-year-old woman and a 55-year-old man from Moorabbin were also taken into police custody.
Victoria Police Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Rix said that “we have disrupted and dismantled a significant local cocaine trafficking network that has been operating in Victoria over the past 12 months.”
“My message to anyone considering engaging in drug trafficking is simple – we will arrest you and the consequences are very real. Those arrested today are staring at up to fifteen years in prison and if you decide to take the risk chasing a quick dollar, you could easily meet the same fate,: he said. “Police have absolutely zero tolerance for drug traffickers, as we know the serious harm illicit drugs cause within our community, such as drug driving, drug fuelled violence and crimes committed to support a drug dependence.”
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 27 October 2021